Aastra Telecom Pro 160 manual Preparing To Deploy Remote User Phones

AastraLink Pro 160 Administrator Guide

Preparing To Deploy Remote User Phones

Preparing To Deploy Remote User Phones

The administrator must do the following three steps before deploying Aastra IP phones to a remote site:

1.Enable remote access support on the AastraLink Pro 160, and configure remote access parameters.

Depending on your network configuration and requirements, you may also choose to configure firewall parameters, specify port mappings, etc. prior to deploying remote user IP phones. See “Editing Local Service Settings” on page 4-19of this guide for instructions.

Note: Perform either of the following step 2 or step 3, but not both.

2.(Optional) Register the IP phones with the AastraLink Pro 160 at the central site.

Registering the Aastra IP phones with the AastraLink Pro 160 before deployment ensures that the phones reflect the central site configuration and security parameters. See “Registering IP Phones At the Central Site” on page A-4.

3.(Optional) Supply remote users with the following networking information, which allows them to connect to the IP phone network at the central site:

—IP Address of the AastraLink Pro 160.

—HTTP port the IP phone will use to communicate with the AastraLink Pro 160 web server.

As a security restriction to prevent unauthorized use of AastraLink Pro service, remote office IP phones cannot be registered using the external public IP address and port. The phone's MAC address must be added to the AastraLink Pro database either by pre-registering it on the local network first, or by using the <Add Phone> option at the location Users->User List in the administrator menus.

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